Improvement in abdominal suppoetees



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I Leiters patent IVO. 75,695, dated lIarct l'l', 1868.

IMPROVEMENT INABDOMINAL surron'rens.

"TO VALL WHOM vI'l MAY CONCERN: y

Bc it known that I, JAMES AfMOIILItELL, of Chicago, in the, eountyoi` Cook, and State of Illinois, have inycnted n new and useful Improvement in'Abdominul Supporters;r and' I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, clear, andexat description of .the sume, reference being had to the accompanying? drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon',`whchf'orm part ofgthis specification.

My snid'invcntion relates to a device for supportinglth-e :libldoruenuihenever,` from Weakness, muscular relaxation, or any other cause, there isla tendencyloi the bowels'ftoifalltir-press:down into'the loweripart of the abdominal cavity; and-it consists in so forming the said supp'rtenzthat upon being laced or otherwise secured uponl the person, it may fitA closely Aacross'. the front and lower Ypart oi' the abdomen, so as to afford an eas uniform vert-ical support tothe parts, as`fdesired, and as hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to make and use my lscid invention, I will proceed to' describe with particularity the construction and application of the saine, making reference, in so doing, to the aforesaid drawings, in whichi Figure 1 represents a--ront view of my invention, and

Figure 2 a rcar'view of the same. t. Similar letters of reference in the different figures denote the same parts of muy-invention.

A represents the supporter, which is designed to be worn upon the person, enclosing the abdomen, and may be constructed of cloth or other suitable material.

\ The supporter is open in front, and has its edges provided with eyelets, for convenience in lacing and securing the saine upon the p erson, the said edges being cut in the curved form shown in fig. l, so that upon being brought together, the supporter will tit the contigui-ation ofthe abdomen, drawing closely acrossnnd under the' lower part of the same, so as to give the support desired. Thedesired eiect may also be further increased by lacing up the openings b made in the lower margin of' the supporter, as shown, for that purpose.

Similar slits or openings, a a, may be made :it the top, for the purpose of enabling a close fit of the supporter to be made around the waist, to secure thesumc' ccurtelyand comfortably upon the person.

An opening, c, is made in the back of the supporter, provided with lacings, so as still more accurately to fit thc form of the wearer, D being a. Hap lying under said lacings when the slit c is opened. .A similar flap, C may be arranged in front, Aas shown, for the same purpose.

B represent buckles, whereby a uterine supporter may be attached, to be worn in connection with the abdominal supporter, when desired.

Having described the construction and operation of my invention, I will specify what Iclaim, and desire lo secure by Letters Patent.. Y

1. I claim an abdominal supporter, havingIi/ts front edges constructed in the curved form shown and described, ior the purposesset forth.

2. I claim providing nu abdominal supporter with' the front lower lacings, l, or their equivalent, as and for the purposes described. 'v v x 1 3. I`elnin1 nu abdominal supporter provided ywith the curved front edges, when constructed with the .upper and lower i'routlucings, and the renr lacing, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

JAS. A MORRELL.

Witnesses :V A

W. E. MARus, L. L. ConURN. 

